Boyle: McCrory approach to patronage amateurish

10:24 PM,
Aug. 31, 2013

Gov. Pat McCrory

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But I'm deeply disappointed in Gov. Pat McCrory's flagrant patronage in handing out sweet government jobs to former campaign staffers, then giving them enormous raises that bumped their pay up past $85,000.

It's not political favoritism that riles me, it's the amateurism. Clearly, our new governor, a Republican, needs a little advice on how to dole out the jobs without creating a media frenzy. ...